Shanghaied in Hong Kong Online Quiz | Mixed Nations

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1. All you want to do is check in at your luxury hotel and your feet up. However, your driver has shanghaied you and drives you to Cat Street Market because he wants to pick up a few things. Specifically, he tells you he needs to buy the item from which Hong Kong gets its name. What item is this?

Answer: Incense

Hong Kong comes from the Cantonese words "Heung Gong" meaning fragrant harbor, a reference to the incense and fragrance factories that are common there. An alternate meaning of fragrant harbor is the legend that fish from the waters surrounding Hong Kong tasted sweeter than other fish.

2. You try to make a run for it but the driver pulls you back and takes you to a flower stall so you can buy a bouquet of the flower featured on Hong Kong's flag. What flower is this?

Answer: Orchid

Hong Kong's flag is of a white orchid centered on a red background. Specifically, the orchid is a Hong Kong orchid or a bauhinia which are usually reddish-purple in color. This specific species of orchid is unique to Hong Kong and was developed in Hong Kong Botanical Gardens.

3. You once again demand your driver bring you to you hotel before you lose your reserved suite. However, he decides he wants to see a film starring Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan, who is known locally by his birth name of what?

Answer: Chan Kong-sang

Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-sang in Hong Kong in 1954. He is known internationally for his low-budget action films, martial arts and his dangerous stunts. Chan is one of the few people who have a star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars. His best known films include "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Knights".

4. Your driver speeds off again for parts unknown. Hong Kong is divided into three regions and you wonder which region you are currently in. Which of the following options is NOT one of Hong Kong's three regions?

Answer: Victoria

The city of Victoria is part of Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong Island is locally called "island side" because it is separated from the mainland Hong Kong. Kowloon and New Territories make up the mainland, though part of New Territories is also located on an island off the mainland.

5. You intended to enjoy some of the events of Chinese New Year so it is not all in all a bad thing that your driver is still ignoring your requests and takes you to the annual Lunar New Year Cup. What sport will you be watching?

Answer: Soccer/Football

The Lunar New Year Cup (formally called the Carlsberg Cup) is an annual football/soccer event in Hong Kong that takes place during the Chinese New Year festival. Teams from around the world as well as local Hong Kong teams compete in this annual event. Traditionally, matches are played on the first and fourth days of the Lunar New Year.

6. You can see your hotel out of the limo window but yet the driver keeps on going until he parks outside the geometric skyscraper called the Bank of China Tower. Which Chinese-American architect, who is originally from Hong Kong, designed this building?

Answer: I.M. Pei

I.M. Pei was born in Guangzhou but spent much of his young life in Hong Kong. He designed some of the world's most famous buildings including the JFK Presidential Library and the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre.

The Bank of China Tower is located in Central, Hong Kong, and is the local headquarters for the Bank of China. It was built on the location where the famous Murray House once stood before that building was relocated to Stanley.

7. You don't even bother trying to redirect the runaway limo driver. You just enjoy as much of the adventure as you possible can. You come across Wong Nai Chung Gap. During World War II, the Japanese invaded Hong Kong and their victory here secured Japanese control of Hong Kong. This was part of the Battle of Hong Kong, which began on the same day as what other event?

Answer: Attack on Pearl Harbor

The Battle of Hong Kong was a successful Japanese attempt to gain control of Hong Kong during World War II. The invasion began on December 8, 1941, shortly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (however because of the difference of times, the actual dates of the attacks are different). An army of British, Chinese, Indian and Canadian soldiers fought off the Japanese for a few weeks but once the Japanese gained control of Wong Nai Chung Gap in the center of Hong Kong Island, their victory was assured. Hong Kong was surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941.

8. Your driver stops suddenly in Admiralty, just off the central business district. You hope he has decided to free you but instead you realized he only stopped because the streets are blocked with people. Admiralty was the site of a massive protest against electoral reform in 2014. Apparently, the protest is back in full spring and in the same location as the 2014 one. Which square are stopped at?

Answer: Umbrella Square

Since Hong Kong's return to China in 1997, there have been protests against China's crackdown on the freedom of speech, press, democracy and other civil liberties people in Hong Kong enjoyed under British rule. One of the most famous protests occurred in 2014 in Umbrella Square, which is officially called People's Commune. Protestors held umbrellas as a form of symbolic resistance.

This quickly became known as the Umbrella Movement and the plaza became known as Umbrella Square. Thousands turned out, mostly led by students. Umbrella Square was also the scene of protest art, many pieces made out of or incorporating umbrellas in some way.

9. Your driver is a feeling a bit religious all of a sudden and says he is driving you both to a site dedicated to one of the three teachings central to Chinese philosophy. You do not know where you are going but you do know you will NOT be going to which place, because the religion associated with it is NOT part of the three teachings?

Answer: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

The three teachings central to Chinese philosophy are: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Wong Tai Sin Temple is Hong Kong's most famous Taoist Temple and is located nearby the Temple of Confucius. Tian Tan Buddha is a giant Buddhist statue and shrine that is nicknamed the Big Buddha. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong.

Restrictions on the practice of religions that are enforced on the Mainland do not apply to Hong Kong. A wide variety of religions are practiced in Hong Kong. In addition to the ones previously mentioned, the people of Hong Kong practice Anglicanism, Islam, Sikhism, Judaism and many others.

10. Your driver suddenly decides that Hong Kong is not for you and that you should visit Macau instead. He drops you off at the ferry terminal so you can get on your way. What body of water that separates Hong Kong from Macau must you cross?

Answer: Pearl River Delta

The Pearl River Delta, known locally as Zhusanjiao, is the body of water that separates Hong Kong and Macau. The area around Zhusanjiao, which also includes the city of Guangdong, is very densely populated and is one of the wealthier regions in China.

This region is also more westernized than other parts of China since many of the places there were European territories for much longer periods of time.

Source: Author Joepetz

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Shanghaied in Hong Kong Trivia Quiz

Your vacation to Hong Kong is off to a rocky start. The limousine driver you hired has plans of his own and refuses to listen to you or take you where you want to go. Can answer these ten questions about your journey through Hong Kong?

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